Desire is the most dangerous thing and is the greatest impediment in the path of Devotion. In Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu, Rupa Goswami instructs, सर्वाभिलषिता शून्यम “Make a firm decision to leave all types of desires and then enter the path of devotion otherwise you...
The spiritual journey brings us many goodies and delights. Along the way, we are also taught the principle of 4S namely, sadhana (meditation), seva (service), satsang (three-fold path of Bhakti), and sharanagati (surrender). The first S along this journey is sadhana or meditation. Sadhana is the practice that is done...
From being the subject of Maharishi Patanjali’s well-known treatise to having its own international day (June 21), yoga has certainly come a long way. Yogic practices have traveled across time and transcended barriers of culture, race, and religion to provide an effective solution for healthy and stress-free living. What...
Excerpt from the lectures of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj: Just think, we have been graced with this human body, we are born in India and we have the association of a saint who has given us spiritual knowledge. Now consider, how many of the world’s population are blessed with...
We shall continue with the opening couplets from ‘Radha Govind Geet’ – ‘Dainya Madhuri’. Couplet 15 Ek var de de Radhe Govind Radhe Bhulehoon Bhoolon nahi tohi pal adhe Jagadguru Shri Kripaluji Maharaj says, “Grant me a boon Shri Radha, that even by a momentary loss of memory, i should never...
Excerpts from the lecture by Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj: Once a Yaksh asked Yudhishthir some questions. The most important question was किमाश्चर्यम् the Yaksh asked, “What is the most astonishing phenomenon in the world? Yudhishthir replied: अहन्यहनि भूतानि गच्छन्तीह यमा...
Devotional service to Shri Krishna is performed by following the nine methods as follows: Hearing Chanting Remembering Serving the lotus feet Worshipping Praying Executing the orders Fraternizing Fully surrendering In this series, we will discuss the second one this week, namely, chanting. Chanting is the second principle because it requires...
We shall continue with the opening couplets from ‘Radha Govind Geet’ – ‘Dainya Madhuri’. Couplet 14 Radhe dekhe Govind Govind Radhe Humko bhi dekhe kou ja ke bata de Jagadguru Shri Kripaluji Maharaj says, “Shri Radha has her eyes constantly fixed on Shri Krishna. She is always gazing at her soul...
The spiritual sojourn demands firstly a humble nature. Countless saints from different spiritual paths have extolled and displayed the virtue of humility, serving as a reminder for us to practice it in our daily lives. But how can we tell if we are indeed humble? A correct understanding of humility...
